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United States Patent | 5,527,339 |
Koscher ,   et al. | June 18, 1996 |
A surgical instrument with two elements sliding into one another has at least one jaw part connected with a sliding element. Both elements are connected with one another detachably by means of a catch device. A distance between the end of a sliding element and the jaw part is variable, but is invariable when at least one jaw part is fixed.
Inventors: | Koscher; Stefan (Lachstrasse 53, D-78459 Spaichingen, DE); Wuertz; Johann (Semmelweiss-Strasse 32, D-78459 Spaichingen, DE) |
Appl. No.: | 273990 |
Filed: | July 12, 1994 |
Sep 24, 1993[DE] | 43 32 497.5 |
Current U.S. Class: | 606/205; 606/52; 606/207 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 017/32 |
Field of Search: | 606/205-208,51,52 |
2113246 | Apr., 1938 | Wappler | 606/205. |
5176702 | Jan., 1993 | Bales et al. | 606/208. |
5263967 | Nov., 1993 | Lyons, III et al. | 606/208. |
5282800 | Feb., 1994 | Foshee et al. | 606/208. |
5308358 | May., 1994 | Bond et al. | 606/207. |
5336238 | Aug., 1994 | Holmes et al. | 606/208. |
5342391 | Aug., 1994 | Foshee et al. | 606/52. |
5368606 | Nov., 1994 | Marlow et al. | 606/207. |